Zombie T-Rex: An Age of Zombies Postmortem

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How was the greatest undead dinosaur of all time made?

By Greg Miller

Age of Zombies will not only go down in the history books as being the first awesome PlayStation Mini and a PSP Funniest Game of 2010 runner-up; it will also go down as having the greatest Zombie T-Rex in the history of video games.

In Age of Zombies, players take protagonist Barry Steakfries on a time-traveling adventure jam-packed with the undead. Zombie gangsters, zombie cavemen, zombie ninjas -- but none compare to the Zombie T-Rex Barry runs into during the first half of the game.

IGN: When you made the zombie T-Rex for Age of Zombies, were you aware you were creating the greatest undead T-Rex of all time?

Phil Larsen: Well, there's a lot of great T-Rexes in history. That tire-eating one, the one that drips funny-smelling water over everything – but our T-Rex is so righteous that it makes people crap their pants. You can't step to that, so yes – we were aware of our amazing creation. Badass!

IGN: What were your inspirations for the zombie T-Rex?

Phil Larsen: He had to be awesome but cute in a zombie kind of way. With that in mind, we combined the cuteness of a friendly zombie gecko with the extreme power of Truckasaurus. Yep, seems about right!

IGN: In Age of Zombies, the zombie T-Rex spits green goo. What's that all about?

Phil Larsen: Did you expect him to spit blue goo? Of course, if there was to be any goo, it would be green. Is it just a substance generated by the devilishly demonic guts of Zombie T-Rex, or the smooshed remains of zombie cavemen? You decide.

Never forget.

IGN: You turn a blind eye to the idea that T-Rex can only see things that move in Age of Zombies. Is this because of zombie powers or do you not agree with the laws of Jurassic Park?

Phil Larsen: Incorrect – if you stand still in Age of Zombies, Zombie T-Rex will not attack you. Seriously, I promise. Give it a try. After all, this is Jurassic Park we're talking about here. I base my whole life around that movie.

IGN: What did Barry learn from the zombie T-Rex?

Phil Larsen: Barry Steakfries is a better man for having met Zombie T-Rex. He is stronger, more tolerant of extreme wildlife and has also developed a taste for zombie dinosaur flesh. Visit his restaurant, Chateu le' Barry one day and order the "Delicious Meat" item. You will soon understand!

Are we wrong? Did we forget a better zombie T-Rex? Let us know in the comments below.